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A- the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than it was 10 yrs ago

B - the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than what it was 10 yrs ago.

Pls explain... What is the logic behind it

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rohansherry wrote:

A- the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than it was 10 yrs ago

B - the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than what it was 10 yrs ago.

Pls explain... What is the logic behind it

I think the answer is B as it is clearly stating what 'it' signifies here ie the temperature between now and 10 yrs ago

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11 Aug 2009, 08:47

its the first option which is correct. anyone who can light it up???

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rohansherry wrote:

A- the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than it was 10 yrs ago

B - the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than what it was 10 yrs ago.

Pls explain... What is the logic behind it

look, here we are comparing temperature, right?
the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than the temperature was 10 years ago.
We just replace 'temperature' with relevant pronoun 'it'
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Re: which one is correct and Why [#permalink]

11 Aug 2009, 16:40

rohansherry wrote:

A- the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than it was 10 yrs ago

B - the temperature now is 5 degrees higher than what it was 10 yrs ago.

Pls explain... What is the logic behind it

Another point to add here is that comparison is kind of parallelism and therefore, two comparing items need to be in same structure. in "B", adding "what" breaks the structure. So "A" is correct.

Re: which one is correct and Why [#permalink] 11 Aug 2009, 16:40

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